This store provides books designed specifically to support early child development. The majority of my collection are songbooks and fingering charts for various musical instruments, made for beginners, including those who have never played music before.
I offer music for students of different levels and skills. Children who never studied music before will begin to play right away following color-coded and letter-coded circles. It is as simple as a game – no musical staff knowledge is requi
This store provides books designed specifically to support early child development. The majority of my collection are songbooks and fingering charts for various musical instruments, made for beginners, including those who have never played music before.
I offer music for students of different levels and skills. Children who never studied music before will begin to play right away following color-coded and letter-coded circles. It is as simple as a game – no musical staff knowledge is requi
My sheet music includes fingering positions, letter-coded notation, and song lyrics for a 4-hole ocarina. Although your ocarina has just 4 holes, this small instrument can produce 8 natural notes, the full range from C to C, and 5 flat or sharp notes: a total of 13 notes.
This songbook is suitable for a 6-hole ocarina also, in this case, 2 holes on the back side of the instrument should be always covered with thumbs.
The fingering positions are shown in the e-book graphically on an image of a standard-shaped ocarina with four holes. Each hole on the ocarina is represented by circles. The circles filled in black indicate which holes should be covered while playing. The open circles mean they should be uncovered. The bottom circles correspond to the holes on the ocarina which are closest to your mouth. Circles on the left are played using the left hand and are played with the index and middle fingers, while those on the right side are played with the same fingers on the right hand.
Ocarinas always have 1 hole which is never covered. This is the place where sound is released from the ocarina, which is called the whistle.
The 4-hole ocarina is a simple beginner instrument. It is cheap and portable, has a simple structure and form, and is easy to begin to play.
Ocarinas are made from a variety of materials. The most popular models are made of plastic, porcelain, ceramic, or wood.
My sheet music is based on a 4-hole ocarina tuned in C Major.
Contents
A Tisket, a Tasket
Au Clair de la Lune
Bingo
Bye Baby Bunting
Happy Birthday to You
Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush
Hickory Dickory Dock
Holy, Holy, Holy
Hot Cross Buns
I’m a Little Teapot
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Little Bunny Foo Foo
London Bridge
Mary Had a Little Lamb
Ode to Joy
Old MacDonald Had a Farm
Pop Goes the Weasel
Rain, Rain, Go Away
Ring Around the Rosy
Rock-a-bye Baby
Row Row Row Your Boat
Skip to My Lou
Ten Little Fingers
The Bear Went Over the Mountain
The Muffin Man
The Wheels on the Bus
This Old Man
Three Blind Mice
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
The unique advantage of bell sets is the fact that each note is created by an individual bell, and so the notes that are not used in a particular song can be removed and the student has a greater chance for success. A handbell orchestra acts as one instrument, with each musician responsible for their particular notes, sounding their assigned bells whenever those notes appear in the music.
If you are a beginner, playing by note can be difficult. It is easier to follow color-coded circles with note letters. Just by following the color circles, you will sound like an experienced musician.
All songs were written with circles in the musical staff, and there are no stems or flags - only notes on the line - to keep it simple. This e-book was written with beginners in mind.
The color of the bells or resonator blocks must be the same as the color of the bells below.
C (Do) - red,
D (Re) - orange,
E (Mi) - yellow,
F (Fa) - green,
G (Sol) - light blue,
A (La) - blue,
B (Ti) - violet,
C8 (Do) - white
If the colors of the keys of your instrument don’t match the colors of the notes in our book, we offer an uncolored version as an alternative. You can mark the circles with the color that matches your bells or the keys of your xylophone using a PDF editor or print the pages and color them with pencils.
CONTENTS
A Hunting We Will Go
A Sailor Went to Sea
Acka Backa
Amazing Grace
Alphabet Song
Are You Sleeping?
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Baby Bumble Bee
Bell Horses
Bim Bum Biddy
Bobby Shafto
Brahms Lullaby
Chumbara
Cobbler, Mend My Shoe
Cock-a-Doodle Doo
Cotton Eyed Joe
Ding Dong DiggiDiggiDong
Do You Know the Muffin Man?
Doctor Foster
Doggie Doggie
Fiddle-Dee-Dee
Five Little Ducks
Five Little Monkeys
Frog in the Meadow
Happy Birthday
Here We Go Looby Loo
Hot Cross Buns
Humpty Dumpty
I Like to Eat Apples and Bananas
I Love Little Kitty
It’s Raining
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Jack and Jill
Jingle Bells
Jolly Old Saint Nicholas
Kookaburra
La Cucaracha
Lavender’s Blue
Li’l Liza Jane
Little Jack Horner
London Bridge
Long-legged Sailor
Mary Had a Little Lamb
Michael, Row the Boat Ashore
Miss Mary Mack
My Hat
Ninety-Nine Bottles
Ode to Joy
Oh Susannah
Oh We Can Play on the Big Bass Drum
Old Bald Eagle
Old Blue
Old McDonald
Old Mother Hubbard
One, Two, Three, Four
Peace Like a River
Rain, Rain, Go Away
Ring Around the Rosie
Row Row Your Boat
Rub-a-Dub-Dub
See-Saw Margery Daw
Ten in the Bed
Ten Little Fingers
The Baker
The Bear Went Over the Mountain
The Bee and the Pup
The Big Sheep
The First Noel
The Mulberry Bush
The Wheels on the Bus
This Old Man
Tinga Layo
To Market, To Market
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
When the Saints Go Marchin In
Wishy Washy Wee
Yankee Doodle
The xylophone is the most important traditional folk instrument on the African continent, alongside the drum. Usually, African scales differ from Western ones. The African xylophones mostly have 5, 6, or 7-note (pentatonic, hexatonic, heptatonic) scales, while Western instruments typically have a diatonic scale. Rhythm is the most distinguishing characteristic of African music and it always prevails over the melody.
The songs in this e-book have been adapted and can be played on all models of popular wooden xylophone, metal glockenspiel (metallophone), or resonator blocks. Even a simple kids’ xylophone will be adequate to play most of these songs. Some songs here have been simplified for beginners.
The same song played on a wooden xylophone and on a metallophone will result in very different sounds. Due to their clear rhythmic patterns, African songs are an ideal material for any kind of musician. You will find both diatonic and chromatic scores. Some melodies have been especially transposed to a diatonic range to allow you to play them on the most popular models of xylophone.
This e-book is aimed at those new to music and musical instruments and I put letter notation above the notes to make it possible for you to confidently begin playing.
Since African music assumes improvisation and variation, I recommend using this sheet music only as a guide. The most important thing is to listen and repeat the recordings linked to the QR code, so you can listen to the rhythm before beginning to play.
Amawole - Song from Congo
Askari Eee - Song from Tanzania
Atadwe - Song from Ghana
Banaha - Song from Congo
Banuwa - Song from Liberia
Bebe Moke - Song from Congo
Before Dinner - Song from Congo
Bilanga Na Ngai - Song from Congo
Che Che Koolay - Song from Ghana
Coco Laye-LayeSong from Congo
Do Do Ki Do. Song from Cameroon
Eh Soom Boo Kawaya. Song from Nigeria
Erile Baboye. Song from South Africa
Famba Naye. Song from Zimbabwe
Funga Alafia. Song from Ghana
Iro Ye. Song from Benin
Kanzenzenze. Song from Congo
Kokoleoko. Song from Liberia
Kotiko. Song from Congo
Kuya Mbio. Song from Tanzania
L’abe igi Orombo. Song from Nigeria
Makun. Song from Mali
Manamolela. Song from South Africa
Mayo Nafwa. Song from Zambia
Mbele Mama. Song from South Africa
Ning Wendete. Song from Kenya
Noyana. Song from South Africa
Obwisana. Song from Ghana
Olélé Moliba Makasi. Song from Congo
Plouf Tizen Tizen. Song from Algeria
Sansa Kroma. Song from Ghana
Sélinguenia. Song from Kenya
Shosholoza. Song from South Africa
Si Ma Ma Ka. Song from Ghana
Si Si Kumbale. Song from South Africa
Sindi. Song from Burkina Faso
Siyahamba. Song from South Africa
Siyanibingelela. Song from South Africa
Stick Passing Song. Song from Uganda
Tue Tue - Song from Ghana
Umele - Song from South Africa
Wa Wa Wa - Song from Congo
Welcome Song - Song from Uganda
Zimbole - Song from South Africa
Zomina - Song from Togo
This e-book includes complete melodies as well as substantial segments of uncomplicated, famous traditional folk songs from different countries around the world. Their goal was to assist you in acquainting your students with the musical traditions of diverse nations and cultures.
I’ve gathered 50 different national songs adapted for the recorder musical instrument including lyrics, classic sheet music, letter-coded notations, and online audio tracks.
This musical e-book is suitable for kids or adult beginners. The songbook is designed with national patterns. You will enjoy folk music, children’s songs, hymns, and popular melodies.
This learning e-book will help you begin to play music simply and easily.
My recorder solo sheet music is universal, songs are written with classic musical notations and letters inside the notes.
Some melodies have been changed and simplified to beginners.
Also, I have added a QR code to all songs. You can follow the link and listen to the rhythm before beginning to play.
In many ways, music is a universal language, crossing borders and opening up a whole new world to your mind.
Contents
Au Clair de la Lune Song from France
Annie Laurie Song from Scotland
Bella Ciao Song from Italy
Bim Bum Biddy Song from the United States
Che Che Koolay Song from Ghana
Cherry Blossom Song from Japan
Dodo Petit Popo Song from Trinidad and Tobago
El Coqui Song from Puerto Rico
Epo I Tai Tai e Song from New Zealand
Frère Jacques Song from France
Giro Giro Tondo Song from Italy
House of the Rising Sun Song from the United States
A Barata Diz Que Tem Song from Portugal
¿Dónde Están las Llaves? Song from Spain
Baidin Fheilimi Song from Ireland
Bound for South Australia Song from Australia
Brinca la Tablita Song from Mexico
Chi Chi Bud Oh Song from Jamaica
¡Cumpleaños Feliz! Song from Colombia
Debka Hora Song from Israel
Ekmek Buldum Song from Turkey
Gretel, Pastetel Song from Germany
Hotaru Koi Song from Japan
Anile, Anile Song from India
Buckeye Jim Song from the United States
Ahrirang Song from Korea
Burung Kakak Tua Song from Malaysia
Kalinka Song from Russia
A Ram Sam Sam Song from Morocco
Kanzenzenze Song from Congo
Kum Ba Yah Song from the United States
Old Mother Hubbard Song from England
La Cucaracha Song from Mexico
Land of the Silver Birch Song from Canada
Kozachok Dance from Russia
Kum Bachur Atzel Song from Israel
Lost My Gold Ring Song from Jamaica
Mage Podi Thara Song from Sri Lanka
Mama Paquita Song from Brazil
My Bonnie Song from Scotland
Mein Hut Song from Germany
Oh! Susanna (by St.Foster) Song from the United States
Pounto to Dakhtilidy Song from Greece
Shchedrik Song from Ukraine
Singapura, Oh Singapura Song from Singapore
The Grand Old Duke of York Song from England
Un Petit Cochon Song from France
Vous Diraije Maman Song from France
Zhao Peng You Song from China
Zimbole Song from South Africa
This e-book consists of 2 sections.
The first is with the “3 Little Pigs” fairy tale.
This game illustrates how any simple story or fairy tale can be accompanied by musical activity. The Three Little Pigs fairy tale with Musical Score was written using the Orff music approach. Each event in this story is accompanied by musical activity.
Orff believed that each child should not be a passive listener, but an active co-creator. You and your kids can play using a percussion instrument musical set, and any other musical sounds you can come up with.
The second part has games to be played with a tambourine.
These games develop phonetic listening and kids’ rhythmic skills, which are required for reading and writing.
My tambourine e-book helps develop both by developing phonetic listening in children.
Children will play the tambourine to the beat of the music. Popular kids’ songs are written with an image of a tambourine and rhythmic notes at the word where they need to beat.
You can accompany the child with a xylophone, piano, voice, etc. This great exercise develops phonetic listening, a sense of rhythm, and the simple playing of a musical instrument.
Music is an integral part in the life of the Native Americans, playing a key role in ceremonies, recreational activities, self-expression, and healing. Many different instruments are used in Native American music, including drums, flutes, and other percussion instruments.
This e-book is suitable for most models of handpan, but if you have a tongue drum, it should have a minimum of 10 keys, because many songs in this e-book involve more than one-octave notes.
The steel tongue drum (aka tong drum, tank drum, gluck-o-phone, hapi, or steeldrum) and the handpan (aka hank drum, UFO drum, zen drum, meditation, healing, yoga, or chakra drum) are percussion musical instruments designed to help you focus on your feelings, sensations, and body.
In musical science, a unique Native American style of singing can be distinguished. It is characterized by rhythmic breathing, a tense voice, and syllabic sounds being more important than lyrics. These technical features helped the shaman achieve a trance state. Although the tongue drum is a modern musical instrument, is perfectly suitable for any tribal song.
Attention: Songs have been transposed for a DIATONIC range. Some melodies might be changed and simplified. If your drum has flat keys, it is recommended that you use the classic sheet music for the piano.
I wrote the note numbers above the notes because my sheet music is aimed at absolute beginners. Just follow numbers and enjoy.
Here you can find traditional songs, handed down from generation to generation: ceremonial (such as corn grinding or moccasin game songs) or healing songs.
Also, I added a QR code to most songs. Follow the link and find this song on YouTube, so that you can listen to the rhythm before beginning to play.
Here, I have collected only simplified diatonic melodies.
Contents
Ani Couni. Arapaho Song. (Version 1)
Ani Couni. Arapaho Song. (Version 2)
Ani Couni. Arapaho Song. (Version 3)
Medicine Song. Apache Song
Bebi Notsa. Creek folk song
Buffalo Dance. Kiowa folk song
Chippewa Lullaby. Chippewa folk song
Corn Grinding Song. Zuni folk song
Dust of the Red Wagon. Ute folk song
Eagle Dance Song. Algonquin folk song
Epanay. Sioux folk song
Hiya Hiya. Pawnee folk song
Happy Song. Navajo folk song
Ho Ho Watanay. Iroquois Lullaby. (2 versions)
Hosisipa. Sioux folk song
Hwi Ne Ya He. Presumably an Apache song
Happiness Song. Navajo folk song
Inuit Ice Cream. Inuit folk song
Inuit Lullaby. Inuit folk song
Moccasin Game Song. Navajo folk song
Nessa, Nessa. Ojibwe Lullaby
Mos Mos. Hopi folk song
My Paddle. Folk song
O Hal’lwe. Nanticoke folk song
Okki Tokki Unga. Inuit fishing song
Pleasure Dance. Choctaw folk song
Sioux Lullaby. Sioux folk song
Song of the Deer Dancing. Chippewa folk song
Song to the Sun. Zuni folk song
Uhe’ Ba Sho. Omaha folk song
Wanagi Wacipi Olowan. Dakota folk song
Wioste Olowan. Dakota folk song
We N’ De Ya Ho Cherokee Morning song
Ya Ya We. Wichita song
Zuni Sunset Song. Zuni folk song
This e-book includes complete melodies as well as substantial segments of uncomplicated, famous traditional folk songs from different countries. Their goal was to assist you in acquainting your students with the musical traditions of diverse nations and cultures.
Through music, we are brought together and we can gain a better understanding of people from all corners of the Earth.
I call this series “I Don’t Read Music” since I are targeting beginners of all ages: children, teens, parents, and grandparents.
Getting to know music from around the world can be one of the most exciting and appealing ways to be introduced to new and different cultures. Music is a universal language, meaning that it transcends borders and opens up an entirely new way of thinking.
This e-book includes 53 popular, rhythmic, and easy-to-play folk songs and melodies from all over the world. Since this e-book is aimed at the absolute beginner without any knowledge of reading music, I do not use the classical music staff and do not show the note duration. Each song here is written without classic musical notation but only with circles and numbered notes inside. First of all, I recommend following the QR-code which you will find on each page, listening to the song on YouTube, and then trying to repeat what is heard in the recordings. It will help to understand the rhythm pattern and duration.
Keep in mind that folk music traditionally is not learned from sheet music or notes. Instead, it is learned by repetition and through being passed from generation to generation. I believe in this method of teaching, which is easier and more enjoyable. For learning purposes, all songs have been simplified and adapted especially for 8 key drums.
Contents:
North America
Alice the Camel
Ani Couni Chaouani
Aura Lee
Bim Bum Biddy
Buckeye Jim
Jacob’s Ladder
Li’l Liza Jane
Kum-Ba-Yah
Michel Row Your Boat
Over the River
Peace Like a River
Latin America
Brinca la Tablita
Cucaracha
DoDo Petit PoPo
Tingalayo
Cumpleanos Feliz
Lost my Gold Ring
Los Pollitos Dicen
Africa
Banuwa
Che Che Koolay
Do-Do-Ki-Do
Funga Alafia
Kanzenzenze
Labe-igi-Orombo
Obwisana
Sansa Kroma
Shosholoza
Welcome Song
Europe
Five Little Duck
Five Little Monkeys
Hush Little Baby
Old Mother Hubbard
This Old Man
See-Saw Margery Daw
Buenos Dias
Donde estan las Llaves
Au Clair de la Lune
Pirouette Cacahuete
Frere Jacques (Are You Sleeping?)
Un Petit Cochon
Vous Diraije Maman (Twinkle Little Star)
Giro-Giro-Tondo
Oh Che Bel Castello
Mein Hut (My Hat)
Asia
Kalinka
Kum Bachur Atzel
Anile, Anile
Gayatri Mantra
Maha Mrityundjaya Mantra
Zhao Peng You
Hotaru Koi
Australia and Oceania
Epo-i-Tai-Tai-e
Kangaroo, Skippy Roo
This e-book was written to help the absolute beginner, whether child or adult learn to play in a simple and easy way that requires no knowledge of reading music. If you are a beginner, playing by note can be difficult. It is easier to follow color-coded circles with note letters.
Just by following the color circles, you will sound like an experienced musician. Playing music can be as simple and enjoyable as a game. That is my goal: to give you what’s necessary to play beautiful music while having fun.
I recommend the color bell set and 8 note color resonator blocks for your child’s first musical experience.
There are 2 instruments that are best for beginners and most solfeggio teachers advise that it’s better to begin not with a piano, but with a simpler and more accessible instrument.
Important! The color of the bells or resonator blocks must be the same as the color of the scheme below. The color chromatic scale in this e-book corresponds to the popular Chroma-Notes® color system.
C (Do) - Red
D (Re) - Orange
E (Mi) - Yellow
F (Fa) - Light Green
G (Sol) - Aquamarine
A (La) - Purple
B (Ti) - Dark Pink
C8 (Do) - Red
There are 3 levels in this book.
Level 1. Play by color circle. Each song here is written with color circles and letter notes inside. The circles are grouped by rhythm. The duration of the whole, dotted half, and half notes are depicted by the arches after the circles (2, 3 or 4 beats).
Level 2. Get acquainted with the musical staff. Learn the places of each note on a staff. No note durations (note length) here.
Level 3. Play by classic note on a musical staff. Here is the “adult” musical notation: clef, duration, rests, and connection of the notes, but the helpful color circles and letters are still above the notes.
Each song was adapted for the newbie, just 8 notes (one octave).
At the end of the book, you will also find simple puzzles that will make reading notes easier.
Contents
Contents
LEVEL 1
Jingle Bells
London Bridge is Falling Down
The wheels on the Bus
Mary had a little lamb
Are you sleeping?
We wish you a Merry Christmas
Brahms Lullaby
Happy Birthday
Beethoven. Ode to Joy
Row, row, row your Boat
Hot Cross Buns
Old MacDonald Had a Farm
Do you know the Muffin Man?
La Cucaracha
Ten Little Fingers
LEVEL 2
Miss Mary Mack
A Hunting We Will Go
The Mulberry Bush
Acka Backa
LEVEL 3
Five Little Ducks
My Hat
Baby Bumble Bee
Cobbler, Mend My Shoes
This Old Man
Rhythmic Symbols
Music Note Values
Guess, What Songs Are They Singing?
What Songs These Trains Are Carrying?
Match the Letters to the Keys
The African songs here are written using European notation, and it should be understood that songs cannot be written as authentically as the music is played in its original form.
African music does not implement temporality or major or minor chords. Therefore, the sheet music for African songs here is like a rough draft of the original music. You won’t be able to play an African song by the sheet music alone. This is true for jazz and the blues, and it is just as true for African folk music. African music always assumes improvisation, adding variations and syncopation.
Its main task is not to be reproduced, but to get everyone involved, since music, by definition, is the expression of emotional states with the help of sounds of a certain frequency and rhythm.
This e-book was written for keyboard, but remember that traditional African music never involved or included a piano or other keyboard instrument.
An indication of the country of origin of the song is an approximation because many traditional cultures cross current national borders. The language in which the song is sung is more important, and it can be used in various countries. Most songs have been simplified for beginners and letter names have been added under the musical notes to make it possible for you to confidently begin playing.
Since African music assumes improvisation and variation, I recommend using this sheet music only as a guide.
The most important thing is to listen and repeat the recordings linked to the QR code.
My sheet music is not for a specific xylophone, but it is universal and suitable for most 8-25 note xylophones.
This e-book is aimed at those new to music and musical instruments, whether child or adult. It allows for simple and easy learning that requires no previous knowledge of reading music.
The letter notation makes it possible for you or your kids to confidently begin playing. My other e-books make it easy to play the xylophone with colored circle/letter notation. This e-book, however, includes classic note symbols so that students can begin to learn the reading of musical notes, including a musical notation showing note length, connection, etc.
Most songs in this sheet music e-book can be played within one octave on the xylophone using only 8 notes. Several songs need 1.5 or 2 octaves or a 10-15 note xylophone.
This percussion instrument develops not only a musical ear, but also gross and fine motor skills, and cognitive skills such as letter recognition, matching, and patterns.
Attention: Songs have been transposed for a DIATONIC range. Some melodies might be changed and simplified. If you have flat keys on your instrument, please use the classic music score for the piano.
List of songs adapted for xylophone:
Part 1
Skip, Skip, Skip to My Lou
Humpty Dumpty
My Hat
I like to Eat (Apples and Bananas)
Cobbler, Mend My Shoe
Lost My Gold Ring
This Old Man
Baby Bumble Bee
The Bear Went Over the Mountain
Cherry Blossom
Ring Around the Rosie
Rain, Rain, Go Away
A Ram Sam Sam
Little Jack Horner
It’s Raining
Au Clair de la Lune
Debka Hora
My Bonnie
House of the Rising Sun
Part 2
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star
Alphabet Song
All 70 songs in this e-book have been written without using the classic music score system, because it is for the absolute beginners who can’t read sheet music. This e-book is aimed at those who want to add popular melodies to their experimentation.
I used circles with numbers because most modern tongue drums have numbers engraved or painted on their keys. I do not show the note duration. You can experiment with a duration on your own.
I recommend finding each of these songs on YouTube and listening to the rhythm before beginning to play.
My sheet music is only a guide. The most important thing is to listen and repeat the recordings.
All songs from this e-book are possible to play in one octave.
These songs are suitable for a diatonic 8-note tongue drum, which should have numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 1 of the next octave.
Please note: if you have a model of the tongue drum with 5 tongues, or if some keys from the octave are missing, you will not be able to play all of the songs in this e-book.
The songbook includes very simple, popular children’s and folk songs, but even well-known children’s songs played on the tong drum will create an unusual magical sound.
Table of contents
PART 1
A Hunting We Will Go
Acka Backa
Bell Horses
Bobby Shafto
Doggie Doggie
Frog in the Meadow
Hot Cross Buns
London Bridge
Long-legged Sailor
Mary Had a Little Lamb
Miss Mary Mack
Ninety-Nine Bottles
Old Bald Eagle
One, Two, Three, Four
Rain, Rain, Go Away
Ring Around the Rosie
Rub-a-Dub-Dub
See-Saw Margery Daw
Ten in the Bed
The Wheels on the Bus
PART 2
Alphabet Song
A Sailor Went to Sea
Are You Sleeping?
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Baby Bumble Bee
Cobbler, Mend My Shoe
Cotton Eyed Joe
Ding Dong DiggiDiggiDong
Do You Know the Muffin Man?
Doctor Foster
Five Little Ducks
Five Little Monkeys
Happy Birthday
Humpty Dumpty
I Like to Eat Apples and Bananas
I Love Little Kitty
It’s Raining
Jack and Jill
Jingle Bells
La Cucaracha
Lavender’s Blue
Little Jack Horner
Michael, Row the Boat Ashore
My Hat
Oh We Can Play on the Big Bass Drum
Old Blue
Old McDonald
Old Mother Hubbard
Row Row Your Boat
The Backer
The Bee and the Pup
The Mulberry Bush
This Old Man
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
PART 3
Bim Bum Biddy
Brahms Lullaby
Chumbara
Cock-a-Doodle Doo
Fiddle-Dee-Dee
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Jolly Old Saint Nicholas
Kookaburra
Li’l Liza Jane
Ode to Joy
Oh Susannah
Peace Like a River
The Big Sheep
Tinga Layo
To Market, To Market
This e-book aims to help beginners play the trumpet. The e-book includes 31 trumpet diagrams with fingering positions, along with pitch names and staff notations. Each note here has its own page in the e-book.
The musical notes in this e-book cover almost 3 octaves from A#4 to C6.
The sounds produced by the trumpet are a part of many forms of music, from jazz to classical.
While modern trumpets have three piston or rotary valves, early trumpets had none. The purpose of the valves is to lengthen the tubing when engaged, allowing a lower pitch.
By adding lengths of tubing to the trumpet, each valve performs a different function. The first valve lowers the pitch by two semitones, while the second and third lower it by a semitone and three semitones, respectively. When up, the trumpet valve allows air to pass straight through, but when pressed, a section of tubing is opened. In order to take full advantage of the sounds that can be produced, the valves play a key role.
Welcome to the enchanting world of kalimba music!
Here’s everything you need to begin creating beautiful melodies.
No prior musical experience or ability to read sheet music is necessary to start playing right away. Playing is as simple as following the numbers.
Simple melodies for 8, 10- or 17-key kalimba
This sheet music is designed to be adaptable for any kalimba, whether you have a compact 8-note instrument or a larger 17-note version.
Play right away with numbered notes
Each circle on the sheet corresponds to a specific note number, matching each key on your kalimba.
The duration of the notes is shown by the parentheses following the circles. The more parentheses after the circle, the longer the note’s duration. A whole note has three parentheses, and the durations of other notes are illustrated in the accompanying picture. A dot after the note indicates an additional half-parenthesis duration.
A dot above a note indicates a higher octave, as is common on kalimba keys.
It’s important to note that the circles do not represent semitones, as kalimbas are typically not tuned in semitones.
Every page includes QR codes that link to the appropriate song. While these examples might not feature our simplified melodies, they help in understanding the melodies and rhythm.
This songbook includes the following songs:
Alabama Gal
Alice the Camel
All Join hands and Circle to the Left
Animal Fair
Barbara Polka
Barnyard Song
Bend and Stretch
Big Clocks
Bim Bum Biddy
Bluebird
Bought Me A Cat
Buckeye Jim
Cackle Cackle Mother Goose
Camptown Races
Chicken on a Fence Post
Cock-A-Doodle-Doo
Come Back Home My Little Chicks
Creeping Creeping Little Flea
The Crocodile
Diddle Diddle Dumpling
Do Your Ears Hang Low
Elevator Song
Finger Family
Five Little Ducks
Five Little Monkeys
Five Little Speckled Frogs
Frog Went A-Courtin’
Georgie Porgie
Go Tell Aunt Rhody
Goosey, Goosey Gander
Halloween Song
Hickety Pickety My Black Hen
I Go Up the Apple Tree
I Love Little Kitty
I Went to Visit a Farm One Day
I’m A Little Teapot
I’m A Nut
Jig Jog
Johnny Works With One Hammer
Kangaroo Skippy Roo
Ladybird, Ladybird
Lazy Mary
Lightly Row
Li’l Liza Jane
Little Sally Water
My Hat
My Paddle
O Christmas Tree
Oh How The Lovely Is The Evening
Old Mother Hubbard
One Elephant
One Potato
One Two Buckle My Shoe
Peace Round
See-Saw Margery Daw
Simple Simon
Soft Kitty
Star Light
Teddy Bear
Ten Little Pigs
The Cuckoo and the Donkey
The Farmer in The Dell
Land of The Silver Birch
There Was A Crooked Man
There Was A Princess Long Ago
This Little Light of Mine
This Little Pig Went to Market
This Old Man
Three Blue Pigeons
Three Little Kittens
Tommy Thumb
Too Ra Loo ra Loo Ral
Trees Grow Tall
Two Little Blackbirds Sitting on a Hill
Two Little Dicky Birds
When Goldilocks Went to the House of the Bears
Where Is Thumbkin?
Why Doesn’t My Goose
This book is designed for absolute beginner musicians who want to start playing popular melodies. All song melodies in this book feature numbers written instead of the traditional music score system, making it accessible for absolute beginners who cannot read sheet music. You can play by number if you’re not familiar with musical notes. Numbers are used because most modern tongue drums have the numbers engraved or painted on their keys.
In tongue drums with numbered musical notation, numbers 1 to 7 represent the keys of the diatonic major scale. Dots above or below the numbers indicate notes from higher or lower octaves, respectively. Your drum can be numbered from 1 to 8, where 8 corresponds to the note C of the next octave. For simplicity, we marked the note C of the next octave as 1 with a dot above it, as this is the convention used by most popular tongue drum models.
It’s important to note that the circles do not represent semi-tones.
Each circle on the sheet corresponds to a specific note number, matching a key on your tongue drum.
The duration of the notes is shown by the parentheses following the circles. The more parentheses after the circle, the longer the note’s duration.
Each tongue drum’s sound scale varies significantly, making it impossible to tailor songs for every model in one book. Therefore, you might need to skip some songs if your drum lacks certain tones required for those pieces.
Every page includes QR codes that link to the appropriate song. While these examples might not feature our simplified melodies, they help in understanding the melodies and rhythm.
Contents:
Alice the Camel
All Join Hands and Circle to the Left
Animal Fair
Barnyard Song
Bend and Stretch
Big Clocks
Bim Bum Biddy
Bluebird
Bought Me A Cat
Buckeye Jim
Cackle Cackle Mother Goose
Camptown Races
Chicken on a Fence Post
Come Back Home My Little Chicks
Creeping Creeping Little Flea
Crocodile
Diddle Diddle Dumpling
Do Your Ears Hang Low
Elevator Song
Finger Family
Five Little Ducks
Five Little Monkeys
Five Little Monkeys Swinging in a Tree
Georgie Porgie
Halloween Song
Hickety Pickety My Black Hen
I Go Up the Apple Tree
I Went to Visit a Farm One Day
Im A Little Teapot
Im A Nut
Jig Jog
Johnny Works With One Hammer
Kangaroo Skippy Roo
Lightly Row
Li’l Liza Jane
Little Sally Water
My Hat
O Christmas Tree
Oh How Lovely Is The Evening
Old Mother Hubbard
One Elephant
One Potato
One Two Buckle My Shoe
See-Saw Margery Daw
Soft Kitty
Star Light
Teddy Bear
Ten Little Pigs
The Cuckoo and the Donkey
There Was A Princess Long Ago
This Little Light of Mine
This Little Pig Went to Market
This Old Man
Three Blue Pigeons
Tommy Thumb
Too Ra Loo Ra Loo Ral
Trees Grow Tall
Two Little Blackbirds Sitting on a Hill
Two Little Dicky Birds
When Goldilocks Went to the House of the Bears
Why Doesn’t My Goose
I call this series “I don’t read music” since I am targeting beginners of all ages: children, teens, parents, and grandparents.
Folk music traditionally is not learned from sheet music or notes. Instead, it is learned by repetition and being passed from generation to generation. I believe in this method of teaching, which is easier and more enjoyable.
This songbook includes 65 familiar and easy-to-play songs and melodies.
Most songs have been simplified and transposed for one octave.
So the songbook is suitable even for a diatonic 8-note kalimba in C-scale, and 10- or 17-note as well.
Since this e-book is aimed at the absolute beginner without any knowledge of
reading music, I do not use here the classical music staff and do not
show the note duration. You can experiment with the duration on your own.
I recommend finding each of these songs on YouTube and listening
to the rhythm before beginning to play. My sheet music is only a guide.
The most important thing is to listen and repeat the recordings.
If you are a beginner, playing by note can be difficult.
It is easier to follow number-coded circles in this songbook. By simply following
the numbers, you will sound like an experienced musician.
Contents:
Alphabet Song
A Hunting We Will Go
A Sailor Went to Sea
Acka Backa
Are You Sleeping?
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Baby Bumble Bee
Bell Horses
Bim Bum Biddy
Bobby Shafto
Brahms Lullaby
Chumbara
Cobbler, Mend My Shoe
Cock-a-Doodle Doo
Cotton Eyed Joe
Ding Dong DiggiDiggiDong
Do You Know the Muffin Man?
Doggie Doggie
Doctor Foster
Fiddle-Dee-Dee
Five Little Ducks
Five Little Monkeys
Frog in the Meadow
Good Night, Ladies
Happy Birthday
Hot Cross Buns
Humpty Dumpty
I Like to Eat Apples and Bananas
I Love Little Kitty
It’s Raining
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Jack and Jill
Jingle Bells
Jolly Old Saint Nicholas
Kookaburra
La Cucaracha
Little Jack Horner
London Bridge
Mary Had a Little Lamb
Miss Mary Mack
My Hat
Ninety-Nine Bottles
Ode to Joy
Oh Susannah
Oh We Can Play on the Big Bass Drum
Old Bald Eagle
Old Blue
Old McDonald
Old Mother Hubbard
One, Two, Three, Four
Rain, Rain, Go Away
Ring Around the Rosie
Row Row Your Boat
Rub-a-Dub-Dub
See-Saw Margery Daw
Ten in the Bed
The Bee and the Pup
The Big Sheep
The Mulberry Bush
The Wheels on the Bus
This Old Man
Tinga Layo
To Market, To Market
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
I call this series “I don’t read music” since I’m targeting beginners of all ages: children, teens, parents, and grandparents.
Folk music traditionally is not learned from sheet music or notes. Instead, it is learned by repetition and being passed from generation to generation. I believe in this method of teaching, which is easier and more enjoyable.
This e-book includes 58 familiar and easy-to-play folk songs and melodies. Each song here is written with color circles and letter notes inside. All songs have been simplified and transposed for one octave. This learning sheet music will be most useful for the instrument with the color scheme below: C = red, D = orange, E = yellow, F = green, G = light blue, A = blue, B = violet, and C8 = red.
Since this e-book is aimed at the absolute beginner without any knowledge of reading music, I do not use here the classical music staff and do not show the note duration. You can experiment with the duration on your own.
If you have very little music experience, playing by note can be difficult. It is easier to follow color-coded circles with note letters. By simply following the color circles, you will sound like an experienced musician. I use here the Boomwhackers® color system commonly used by American music teachers.
My simple method of using circles as an aid allows the flexibility that existed in traditional ways of teaching. I recommend finding each of these songs on YouTube and listening to the rhythm before beginning to play. My sheet music is only a guide. The most important thing is to listen and repeat what is heard in the recordings.
Contents
Alphabet Song
A Hunting We Will Go
A Sailor Went to Sea
Acka Backa
Are You Sleeping?
Baa Baa Black Sheep
Baby Bumble Bee
Bell Horses
Bim Bum Biddy
Bobby Shafto
Brahms Lullaby
Chumbara
Cobbler, Mend My Shoe
Cock-a-Doodle Doo
Ding Dong DiggiDiggiDong
Do You Know the Muffin Man?
Doggie Doggie
Fiddle-Dee-Dee
Five Little Ducks
Five Little Monkeys
Frog in the Meadow
Happy Birthday
Hot Cross Buns
It’s Raining
Itsy Bitsy Spider
Jack and Jill
Jingle Bells
Jolly Old Saint Nicholas
Kookaburra
La Cucaracha
Little Jack Horner
London Bridge
Mary Had a Little Lamb
Miss Mary Mack
My Hat
Ninety-Nine Bottles
Ode to Joy
Oh Susannah
Oh We Can Play on the Big Bass Drum
Old Bald Eagle
Old Blue
Old McDonald
Old Mother Hubbard
Rain, Rain, Go Away
Ring Around the Rosie
Row Row Your Boat
Rub-a-Dub-Dub
See-Saw Margery Daw
Ten in the Bed
The Bee and the Pup
The Big Sheep
The Mulberry Bush
The Wheels on the Bus
This Old Man
Tinga Layo
To Market, To Market
Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Playing traditional music notes is difficult for people who have no musical knowledge. You need to know the rhythmic value of each note, its place on the staff, note duration, and combination with other notes. To be aware of all this simultaneously demands music experience and advanced skills. Nevertheless, even if you have never studied music, you can begin to play complicated melodies, and also experiment with your tongue drum in a meditative way.
The steel tongue drum (aka tong drum, tank drum, gluck-o-phone, hapi drum, mandala or lotus drum) and the handpan (aka hank drum, UFO drum, zen drum) are percussion musical instruments designed to help you focus on your feelings, sensations and body. You don’t need classical music training or knowledge of music theory to play them.
I collect very simple and well-known songs and melodies with easy rhythms. You can begin to play in just two steps. First, you will play using circles that contain either a number, without having to consider note duration, key, or time signatures. These numbers correspond to those on the keys of your tongue drum. So you just need to follow the numbers.
You can get an idea of how the song might be played by listening to the YouTube clip of the same song, which you can access with the QR code below each song. Then, if you find that you can play the song with more confidence, you can try using the second page of the same song, with the actual notes. There, the same melody is written in a traditional manner with all the necessary musical symbols. However, I simplified the melodies in this step as well, transposing the most songs for one octave, leaving the numbers under the notes. I hope that playing these simple melodies will bring you a new relaxation and meditation experience filled with a lot of joy.
Contents
Alphabet Song
Bobby Shafto
Cobbler, Mend My Shoe
Chumbara
Ding Dong DiggiDiggiDong
Five Little Monkeys
Humpty Dumpty
I Love Little Kitty
Jack and Jill
My Hat
Old Mother Hubbard
Rain, Rain, Go Away
The Big Sheep
This Old Man
Ten in the Bed
This sheet will help you begin to play music simply and easily, with no required knowledge of reading notes.
If you are a beginner, playing by notes can be difficult. But don’t worry, with this color-coded sheet, you will be able to play your Kalimba right away
You’ll quickly begin to play Au Clair de la Lune with letter-coded or color-coded circles.
The kalimba, also known as a thumb piano, is a unique musical instrument originating from Africa. It consists of metal tines of varying lengths attached to a resonating wooden platform, which are plucked to create melodic tones. Its enchanting sound and portability make the Kalimba a popular choice for both beginners and experienced musicians.
Even if the signs are not engraved on the keys, normally, however, each
kalimba has letter-coded stickers included in the set. Usually, they are
not color-coded and since our book doesn’t include stickers, we suggest
making color-coded stickers yourself. This is very easy and you can do it
with very small pieces of colored paper.
This is an easy letter-coded sheet melody you can play on your Kalimba - even if you don’t know how to play music!
The Kalimba, also known as a thumb piano, is a unique musical instrument originating from Africa. It consists of metal tines of varying lengths attached to a resonating wooden platform, which are plucked to create melodic tones. Its enchanting sound and portability make the Kalimba a popular choice for both beginners and experienced musicians.